Fire Lighting
Let "Safety First" be your watchword when lighting a fire. The following hints should be observed…
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Fire Commissioners Asked To Increased Protection
The Board of Fire Commissioners is to be asked by thea Greater Wollongong Council to visit Wollongong to "go into the whole matter of fire protection in the area" This decision was made at…
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An application from Mr. W. G. Bailey for a fire break to be made on his property was considered by Gerringong Council last week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Planes Fire on Russians Over North Japan
TOKYO, Mon.—Two United States jet fighters opened fire on two Russian-built LA-11 fighters over Hokkaido, northern Japan, today, before the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Fire On Meeting In Nairobi
NAIROBI, Mon. — A European police inspector and six African constables opened fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Arrest Man After Coalcliff Fire
An elderly man was rushed to Wollongong Hospital after he had collapsed while being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pensioner Remanded On Fire Charge
Samuel Rees, 61, was remanded to Bulli Court of Petty Sessions on March 6 when he appeared in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Threatens Two Houses
Two houses were threatened by a fire which swept bush near St. John's Avenue Mount St. Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Family Left Homeless By Fire
A fire which gutted two tents on Chapman's Point on Monday left a family destitute…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mother's Heroic Bid to Save Child From Fire
LISMORE, Sun.—A two-year-old girl was fatally burned despite an heroic rescue by her mother when fire destroyed a house at Bexhill, near Lismore, last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Waterfront Fire Injures 21
NEW YORK, Tues.—Fire yesterday burned out the heart of the waterfront at Wilmington, North…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Board Survey
A Senior Officer of the Board of Fire Commissioners has been in Greater Wollongong making a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deputation Accuse Council of Creating a Fire Hazard
Complaints of lack of co-operation and that a fire hazard had been created by Council action were made by a deputation of Warilla residents to Shellharbour Council on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire-Fighting Exhibit At Show
The exhibit of the Bush Fire Committee at the Royal Easter Show this year will attract special attention because of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£75 Damage in House Fire
Damage estimated at £75 was caused by a fire which broke out in the laundry of a house in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade At Unanderra
The Board of Fire Commissioners has advised the Southern Zone Committee of Greater Wollongong Council that it is…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Firemen Risked Lives In Ship Fire At Port Kembla
Firemen risked their lives in the hold of the Port Kembla-moored 10,000 ton freighter s.s. Lochybank yesterday, as explosions of sulphur dust sent roaring flames 10 feet into the air…
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Two fire brigades, from Wollongong and Port Kembla stations, were called to a fire on the cargo vessel, Lockybank, at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Station For Unanderra
The Board of Fire Commissioners would do all it could to establish a fully equipped Fire Station at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Grave Danger Of Bushfires In Victoria
MELBOURNE, Thurs.— Victoria is facing grave damage from bush fires over Easter…
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